Shredtail is seen when Crookedjaw is looking for Mapleshade in the Dark Forest. Crookedjaw overhears Shredtail and Thistleclaw fighting viciously, Shredtail snarling at Thistleclaw to do the move again and do it better this time. He attacks Thistleclaw when he fails at the move. As he hits the ground he starts battering his apprentice's head with a fury of swipes, making blood spray from the torn fur. Shredtail is also attacked by Thistleclaw and then he struggles free and attacks back. He ducks away and says that that was better. Crookedjaw thinks that his training sessions with Mapleshade were vicious but not that vicious. Shredtail agrees with Thistleclaw when he says that his time is coming, Shredtail snarls at Thistleclaw if he was sure that Sunstar would not be soft and choose Bluefu